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Why Mexico Fears Our Immigration Law
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The only certainty anyone can hold about the Simpson-Rodino immigration act, which went into effect this week, is that no one in Mexico or in the United States knows what its results will actually be. The only certainty anyone can hold about the Simpson-Rodino immigration act, which went into effect this week, is that no one in Mexico or in the United States knows what its results will actually be. Supporters of the law hope it will deter further immigration through employer sanctions while legalizing presently undocumented foreigners (who entered the United States before 1982) through its amnesty provision. Yet because of loopholes, flexibility in the law’s regulations and exceptions for different categories - for example, agricultural workers harvesting perishable produce - the law may satisfy those who need cheap, unskilled labor from abroad. Low salaries, poor working conditions and leeway in hirings and firings will endure, though perhaps with modest improvements, helping sweatshops, growers and the service industry in California and the Southwest to stay in business. But the law also attempts to placate the believers in the ‘’silent invasion'’ scenario - those who, as a matter of principle, oppose the continuation of large-scale immigration. Simpson-Rodino aspires to be a law for all seasons. More : query.nytimes.com |
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